The Tour of Duty
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The Tour of Duty is a notable story from James A. Michener’s World War II–era collection *Tales of the South Pacific*, depicting the lives and experiences of American servicemen stationed in the Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Tour of Duty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10210393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tour of Duty Context triple: [Tales of the South Pacific, hasNotableStory, The Tour of Duty]
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A.
Tour de Force
Tour de Force is a classic mystery novel by Christianna Brand, featuring her recurring detective Inspector Cockrill in a cleverly plotted whodunit set on a Mediterranean island.
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B.
The Great American Race
The Great American Race is a prestigious annual NASCAR Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway, widely regarded as the sport’s most important and iconic stock car race.
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C.
Tour de la Chaîne
Tour de la Chaîne is a historic medieval defensive tower guarding the entrance to the old harbor of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.
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D.
Trial on the Road
Trial on the Road is a 1971 Soviet war drama film by director Aleksei German that portrays the moral ambiguity and psychological complexity of a former Soviet POW who joins a partisan unit during World War II.
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E.
The Tour of Tours
The Tour of Tours is a legendary long-distance ice skating event in the Netherlands, famed for its rare occurrence and grueling route linking eleven Frisian cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tour of Duty Target entity description: The Tour of Duty is a notable story from James A. Michener’s World War II–era collection *Tales of the South Pacific*, depicting the lives and experiences of American servicemen stationed in the Pacific.
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A.
Tour de Force
Tour de Force is a classic mystery novel by Christianna Brand, featuring her recurring detective Inspector Cockrill in a cleverly plotted whodunit set on a Mediterranean island.
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B.
The Great American Race
The Great American Race is a prestigious annual NASCAR Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway, widely regarded as the sport’s most important and iconic stock car race.
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C.
Tour de la Chaîne
Tour de la Chaîne is a historic medieval defensive tower guarding the entrance to the old harbor of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.
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D.
Trial on the Road
Trial on the Road is a 1971 Soviet war drama film by director Aleksei German that portrays the moral ambiguity and psychological complexity of a former Soviet POW who joins a partisan unit during World War II.
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E.
The Tour of Tours
The Tour of Tours is a legendary long-distance ice skating event in the Netherlands, famed for its rare occurrence and grueling route linking eleven Frisian cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | James A. Michener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | James A. Michener’s wartime experiences in the Pacific ⓘ |
| collectionType | part of a story cycle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | American servicemen stationed in the Pacific ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasFormat | short story in a collection ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | American military viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSubject | World War II Pacific theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American postwar literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
experiences of American servicemen
ⓘ
military life in the Pacific theater ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEra | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Macmillan (for Tales of the South Pacific) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workIn | World War II–era American literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Tour of Duty Description of subject: The Tour of Duty is a notable story from James A. Michener’s World War II–era collection *Tales of the South Pacific*, depicting the lives and experiences of American servicemen stationed in the Pacific.
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